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8.0
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8.0 |
BBC
This is an album nostalgic for a time when soul, circa Watergate/Vietnam, had an upbeat message and a positivist agenda. Here, though, Crow puts aside politics for pure fun
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8.0
14656
8.0 |
Mojo
This is ostensibly a soul, not a country or rock record, with nods to the likes of Curtis Mayfield and Crow's beloved Delaney & Bonnie. Print edition only
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7.0
14728
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Her smoky rasp is thinner than many who've plowed these fields, but Crow is a hook-miner, and her phrasing is tough and sexy enough to put the material over
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7.0
14629
7.0 |
The Observer
As for authenticity, the songs speak for themselves
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6.0
14873
6.0 |
Q
As ever, she makes the most of what she's got. Print edition only
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6.0
14989
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
14544
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Crow still treads the same lyrical ground she always has: sunshine, searching for connection, questioning the American political climate. She's just changed the method of delivery
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6.0
15195
6.0 |
PopMatters
Crow sounds ready to get down on it, shimmying through twelve tunes that recall the glory years of Memphis soul
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5.0
15173
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
I suggest an investment in back catalogue before parting with serious money for Memphis
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4.0
15008
4.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Crow’s take on the style is blandly uninspiring, bereft of the confident charm that made her country pop hits sparkle
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4.0
14631
4.0 |
Independent on Sunday
It opens with a number that nicks the intro from Sam & Dave's "Soul Man", and is dotted with straight-up covers
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4.0
14756
4.0 |
Eye Weekly
Crow should stick to what she does best, and even though she grew up in Kennett, Missouri, a town literally 100 miles from Memphis, soul music ain’t it
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4.0
14789
4.0 |
The Irish Times
Much of 100 Miles from Memphis (apart from the title track and the lighthearted Peaceful Feeling ) sounds painfully forced
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4.0
14567
4.0 |
The Guardian
Crow's voice lacks the emotional force for soul. And her lack of individuality is brutally exposed by her cover of I Want You Back, where she might as well be performing karaoke
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4.0
14572
4.0 |
The Independent
Soul music is primarily a matter of vocal excavation of emotion, and Sheryl's equipment is far too puny for the job in hand
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4.0
14603
4.0 |
Evening Standard
Crow still sounds happiest on the hazy country-rock of the title track. A change, it seems, won't always do you good
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